Improvement in reed-organ attachments



H. STAPLES.

Reed-Urgan Attachments. 910.149,35). Patented April 7,1874.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOSEA Q. STAPLES, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN REED-ORGAN ATTACHMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,356, dated April 7,1874; application filed October 1, 1873.

To all fwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I'IOsEA Q. STAPLES, of Lynn, in the county of Essexand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Connection with Reed or Cabinet Organs and Piano-Fortes; and I dohereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Much annoyance is often experienced by performers upon the cabinet-organand piano, and also by vocalists who are accompanied by either of theabove-nanied instruments, on account 0f the lack of sufficient lightupon the music.

I have endeavored to obviate this difficulty in this invention, which isdescribed in detail below. y

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of acabinet-organ having my attachment, e being the cabinet-organ, and bbeing standards attached to the rear side of the same, and supportingshelves c c c, intended for music books, Ste. Fig. 2 is a plan of theunder side of the shelf o, showing the arrangement of the device forsupporting the lamp. Fig. 3 is a side view of my lamp support, showingthe slide in section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Attached to the under side of the shelf c are strips of wood l d',extending the full length of the said shelf, and beveled so as to form adovetailed groove. A slide, c, is placed in the groove thus formed,which will, of course,

slide back and forth the length of the shelf c, asdesired. Attached tothe slide c by means of a rivet or screw, f, and turning upon saidrivet, is a bar, g, which, at gf, extends downward and forward, andterminates, at g, in a support of any proper shape for a lamp. Bymoving'the slide e, and by turning the support g g g, the lamp may beplaced in any needed position, so as to throw light where it is mostdesirable.

It is intended that the shelf c and the support g g g shall be placed ata sufficient height to admit of the support for the lamp being swungintoany position, whether the piano-lid is closed or open.

The support in various positions will be seen in broken lines, Fig. 2.

Thus, in addition to whatever light there may be in' the room, a locallight is placed at the service of the performer, to be used as needed.The lamp is designed to be used with a shade, so that, while throwinglight upon the music, the eyes ofthe performer are protected.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a shelf, c, or equivalent, of the lamp-support g gg", attached to, turning, and sliding under, said shelf by means oftherivet f, slide c, and strips d d', the whole 'arranged substantially asdescribed, for use in connection with a reed-organ or pianoforte.

HOSEA O. STAPLES. Witnesses HENRY W. WILLrAMs, E. H. OBER.

